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he is going to study arabic in yemen and beyond that because he doesn't -- he actually ends up in bin brigade and end up in this fortress in mazda sharif that forms one of the last part of horse shoulders, discovered in the bible the shocking world about how the young americans were in california and that the this fortress. and so, he's in there because he represented at the time i was 1txç x x x x x x but furans tragically, you know, one of the first people to be killed after 9/11 was an officer named mike spann and he comes face-to-face with lindh and that journey was one of the arcs of the book as well. >> are there any questions from the audience. i'll ask people to start lining up at the microphone here to my way. as they do, let me fast forward a bit. and you end the book with a quote from sergeant pat x. who says he won't be over open to say today or tomorrow if that was the right thing what they did in 2001. you're going to have to go back to afghanistan in ten or 15 years from now and say with this right? we are now in 2010. next year will be ten years from that initial inva
he is going to study arabic in yemen and beyond that because he doesn't -- he actually ends up in bin brigade and end up in this fortress in mazda sharif that forms one of the last part of horse shoulders, discovered in the bible the shocking world about how the young americans were in california and that the this fortress. and so, he's in there because he represented at the time i was 1txç x x x x x x but furans tragically, you know, one of the first people to be killed after 9/11 was an...
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the threat to yemen to the region and indeed to the u.s. homeland posed by what it is now called al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is demonstrate by suicide bombers trying to carry out operations in the capital and the attempt to assassinate the assistant minister of near yer in saudi arabia and the attempted bombing of the u.s. airliner on christmas day and the number of us have been increasingly concerned over the past 2-and-a-half years by the developments we have observed there and last april i approved a plan developed with our ambassador in yemen, u.s. in attention agencies and the state department to expand our assistance, to key security elements in yemen. with yemeni president's approval we executed the plan last summer and strength end the operations carried out against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula in mid december and have been executed periodically since then as well. and with your support, we are working toward expanded sustained levels of assistance, in yemen. in fact, our efforts in yemen should not just be seen as part o
the threat to yemen to the region and indeed to the u.s. homeland posed by what it is now called al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is demonstrate by suicide bombers trying to carry out operations in the capital and the attempt to assassinate the assistant minister of near yer in saudi arabia and the attempted bombing of the u.s. airliner on christmas day and the number of us have been increasingly concerned over the past 2-and-a-half years by the developments we have observed there and last...
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troops be here, here in yemen. and we don't have any intention here in yemen and we believe the same with the u.s. they don't have any intention to have their troops here in yemen because there is no justification for their presence here in yemen. >> warner: now some of these military strikes that you've been able to target at al qaeda hideouts, militant figures, have those been all yemeni airstrikes, or have there also been american airstrikes? >> ( translated ): there is cooperation in the field of information exchange. these airstrikes are almost, most of them, are yemeni. >> warner: so most of the airstrikes, but not all of them, have been done by yemeni forces? >> ( translated ): i say, most of the strikes are yemeni, because all what i'm aware of is the yemeni strikes that we launched. >> warner: as you know, there is great concern about the degree of corruption here, and that's one reason why the aid that was agreed to several years ago by the international community, most of it never came here. what are you
troops be here, here in yemen. and we don't have any intention here in yemen and we believe the same with the u.s. they don't have any intention to have their troops here in yemen because there is no justification for their presence here in yemen. >> warner: now some of these military strikes that you've been able to target at al qaeda hideouts, militant figures, have those been all yemeni airstrikes, or have there also been american airstrikes? >> ( translated ): there is...
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let's begin with the efforts of the government in yemen. have they been stepping up their attacks on al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. >> warner: they have very much, ray. in the last few months they've launched both raids on suspected hideouts as well as air strikes. one here on sunday was very well placed. they hit two men on a motorcycle in the province not far from here in aiden and killed both of them. there was another strike on monday. so clearly they are stepping up the level of attacks. and they say it's going to continue. >> suarez: does the yemeni government see al qaeda's presence in yemin as the kind of threat the united states does? >> yes, they do, ray. though they have competing sets of threats because as you know they have they had a rebellion in the north. currently there is a cease-fire and a secretary sessionist movement in the south. the central government, is also concerned with the threats that the president believes pose to his stability. but ever since there were some threats against members of the yemeni security
let's begin with the efforts of the government in yemen. have they been stepping up their attacks on al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. >> warner: they have very much, ray. in the last few months they've launched both raids on suspected hideouts as well as air strikes. one here on sunday was very well placed. they hit two men on a motorcycle in the province not far from here in aiden and killed both of them. there was another strike on monday. so clearly they are stepping up the level of...
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fighters trying to enter from yemen's tribal areas. another front-- yemen's coastline of nearly 1,200 miles on arabian and red sea and the port city of aden. from victorian days on, the british defended their empire from here. but for the united states, aden port harbors a darker history. this was the place where in october 2000 the navy destoyer, u.s.s. cole was refueling when a small boat packed with explosives pulled along side and blew itself up. 17 u.s. sailors died and, for most americans, put the al-qaeda threat on the map. colonel lotf al-barady commands the yemeni coast guards aden contingent. his tiny fleet of u.s. and british-equipped boats patrols these waters against piracy, weapons and drug smuggling, illegal immigrants from africa and now, a new threat: >> now, eventually we have the al qaeda, the al shebab mujahaddin announced that they are going to help al qaeda in yemen. >> reporter: though yemen is the arab world's poorest country, more than 100,000 somalis have fled their war-torn homeland for refuge here. it wouldn
fighters trying to enter from yemen's tribal areas. another front-- yemen's coastline of nearly 1,200 miles on arabian and red sea and the port city of aden. from victorian days on, the british defended their empire from here. but for the united states, aden port harbors a darker history. this was the place where in october 2000 the navy destoyer, u.s.s. cole was refueling when a small boat packed with explosives pulled along side and blew itself up. 17 u.s. sailors died and, for most...
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. >> woodruff: margaret warner reports from yemen on a popular drug that is the country's leading cash crop. >> people in the politics found it easy to control the people who are doing other things and they cannot revolt, they cannot demonstrate, they can't do anything. >> lehrer: we get an update on charges of a vatican cover-up in decades-old child sex abuse cases. >> woodruff: john merrow explores why some teachers' unions are saying no to new federal funds called "race to the top" for their schools. >> race to the top would require that we talk about making changes to our contract. and that my members are opposed to that, vehemently opposed to it. >> lehrer: and mark shields and david brooks offer analysis of the big week for health care reform. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: pr
. >> woodruff: margaret warner reports from yemen on a popular drug that is the country's leading cash crop. >> people in the politics found it easy to control the people who are doing other things and they cannot revolt, they cannot demonstrate, they can't do anything. >> lehrer: we get an update on charges of a vatican cover-up in decades-old child sex abuse cases. >> woodruff: john merrow explores why some teachers' unions are saying no to new federal funds called...
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megyn: we continue to hear the name yemen as a source of terrorists. mike tobin, thank you so much. live in jerusalem. we are moments away from a much-anticipated event at the white house. president obama is about to sign the executive order that reaffirms restrictions on federal funding of abortions. it helps him help seal the deal for healthcare reform. today's event takes place behind closed doors. the president invited some members of the democrats' antiabortion block the signing. we'll be joined by ron paul and he has some thoughts whether that executive order is worth the paper's print on. members are push for several amendments including one that will prevent sex offenders from get getting viagra. here to explain is carl cameron. he's on capitol hill. what's the deal? >> reporter: the senate has to pass the how reconciliation package of fixes without changes. they can technically move a comma or semicolon, but they can't make any substantive changes. essentially it's a huge delay for democrats. so when you have an amendment like one you are talking about that would prevent se
megyn: we continue to hear the name yemen as a source of terrorists. mike tobin, thank you so much. live in jerusalem. we are moments away from a much-anticipated event at the white house. president obama is about to sign the executive order that reaffirms restrictions on federal funding of abortions. it helps him help seal the deal for healthcare reform. today's event takes place behind closed doors. the president invited some members of the democrats' antiabortion block the signing. we'll be...
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the question on my mind, when all kited could organize somewhere else like yemen or somalia or somewhere else, why fight in afghanistan where it is so costly and where the soviets and the brits, going back to alexander the great, there is not an success? third area of questioning is what is happening with pakistan and india. there have been some suggestions there could be a cooling of the tension, which might relieve a number of boxes on military -- a number of bocka pakistani military. the prime minister of india was explicit, saying that he would like to see a lessening of tensions oand the soldiers released, but there would have to be cooperation with the pakistan government. he thought it was realistic. it's their creation. there's a real prospect of that, there may be more pakistani soldiers showing inclination to help us, then that would impact the picture very decisively. the area of sanctions is a very difficult one against iran. we've been discussing that for a long time in a lot of projects. there is no simplistic answer. the question that i get consistently involves where we a
the question on my mind, when all kited could organize somewhere else like yemen or somalia or somewhere else, why fight in afghanistan where it is so costly and where the soviets and the brits, going back to alexander the great, there is not an success? third area of questioning is what is happening with pakistan and india. there have been some suggestions there could be a cooling of the tension, which might relieve a number of boxes on military -- a number of bocka pakistani military. the...
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. >> brown: margaret warner files the first in a series of reports from yemen. >> we came to yemen to explore why this country has emerged as home base for the most effective new al qaeda offshoot. >> woodruff: and ray suarez looks at the politics of the president's fix for immigration. >> i know he's got a lot going on now and i know he's trying to fight for health reform but immigration reform was on his agenda too. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: democrats celebrated today after the house passed health care reform late last night. the focus now shifts back to the senate for a final round in this
. >> brown: margaret warner files the first in a series of reports from yemen. >> we came to yemen to explore why this country has emerged as home base for the most effective new al qaeda offshoot. >> woodruff: and ray suarez looks at the politics of the president's fix for immigration. >> i know he's got a lot going on now and i know he's trying to fight for health reform but immigration reform was on his agenda too. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's...
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at the same time, we're also seeing the spread of al-qaeda with cells in yemen and members in somalia and related activity elsewhere in africa. while we focus our efforts on afghanistan, pakistani, and iraq, we also need to allocate sufficient resources to curtail the growth of these terrorist cells. we cannot allow new safe havens to be created elsewhere as we tighten the stranglehold on al- qaeda senior leadership in afghanistan, pakistan. we hope to get assurances from both secretaries today that they understand these dangers and are responding to these hot spots with immense efforts and focus. hopefully these issues will be among those addressed in your statements or the questions which follow. i would note to my colleagues that i recognize there are many issues which you may want to address and remind you that today's hearing is on our wartime funding requirements, and not on other matters. i would urge you to focus your questions on that topic. in addition, as you can see, we are many senators, all over the place -- press conference, on routes here -- en route here. we limit our
at the same time, we're also seeing the spread of al-qaeda with cells in yemen and members in somalia and related activity elsewhere in africa. while we focus our efforts on afghanistan, pakistani, and iraq, we also need to allocate sufficient resources to curtail the growth of these terrorist cells. we cannot allow new safe havens to be created elsewhere as we tighten the stranglehold on al- qaeda senior leadership in afghanistan, pakistan. we hope to get assurances from both secretaries today...
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and this al qaeda group is determined to attack yemen and kill the president of yemen, also to attack the saudi royal family and do what it can to destablize saudi arabia and attack the united states. al qaeda in the peninsula was the same group that tried to do the christmas day attack. it is the same group linked to the fort hood shooter, and this organization is now being targeted directly by saudi arabia. >> how are they able to make this big arrest? a hundred people are a lot of people. >> it didn't happen in one swoop. it happened over five months we're told by officials in saudi arabia. also we've spoken to u.s. officials in yemen and in saudi arabia who say the same thing. that over the last several months, saudi authorities have been targeting several different cells and not only did they take the people, they also seized weapons, computer files, documents of an assorted nature. they didn't say what kind of documents they were exactly and some weapons themselves. this was a major sweep that saudi arabia just announced today. >> okay. it was just announced and we mentioned tha
and this al qaeda group is determined to attack yemen and kill the president of yemen, also to attack the saudi royal family and do what it can to destablize saudi arabia and attack the united states. al qaeda in the peninsula was the same group that tried to do the christmas day attack. it is the same group linked to the fort hood shooter, and this organization is now being targeted directly by saudi arabia. >> how are they able to make this big arrest? a hundred people are a lot of...
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if they're in yemen, do we occupy yemen? if they're in pakistan, do we occupy pakistan? if we weren't already in and occupying afghanistan would we choose to go in there today? i would submit that the answer is no. we need to continue our effort to battle terrorists wherever they err -- they are and focus on this stateless menace through targeted special operations and a refocused emphasis on homeland security, all of which are very costly and expensive operation in afghanistan continues to reduce our ability to do by soaking up our national time and resources as well as costing the lives of american soldiers. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from florida. reserves his time. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. doggett. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. doggett: thank you. today, so very late, represents the first real house debate on afghanistan since president obama announced that the path to peace c
if they're in yemen, do we occupy yemen? if they're in pakistan, do we occupy pakistan? if we weren't already in and occupying afghanistan would we choose to go in there today? i would submit that the answer is no. we need to continue our effort to battle terrorists wherever they err -- they are and focus on this stateless menace through targeted special operations and a refocused emphasis on homeland security, all of which are very costly and expensive operation in afghanistan continues to...
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or usaid in yemen we have had a lot of discussions with the government of yemen and a lot of efforts to get that government to respond better to the needs of the yemeni people, and i would say it is just been up and down and up and down. there have been moments where things look like they were on the right road. for example after the election, which was by local standards, meaning standards of the arab world, a pretty good election. someone was allowed to a protest president solace and he was not jailed after the election but then there were the corruption problems, just one of the many problems. the jail escapes made it clear that either the government was not keeping its word or were simply unable to do so and meanwhile, particularly in the latter years of the bush administration, it became increasingly apparent that our interests, or let me put it this way, our rarities and those in the yemeni government were not the same because our irony was terrorism but the priority of the president was not surprisingly himself, which is to say dealing with the south, dealing with this goofy r
or usaid in yemen we have had a lot of discussions with the government of yemen and a lot of efforts to get that government to respond better to the needs of the yemeni people, and i would say it is just been up and down and up and down. there have been moments where things look like they were on the right road. for example after the election, which was by local standards, meaning standards of the arab world, a pretty good election. someone was allowed to a protest president solace and he was...
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yemen is the hub for al qaeda in the region. and it is seen as part of this growing threat against the united states. two years ago the saudis cracked down on al qaeda. this pushed many of the operatives south into yemen. that laid the foundation for this group al qaeda in yemen. the same group that claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing on christmas day here in the u.s., shep. >> shepard: what do we know about their contact in yemen? >> well, according to a saudi official, the saudis were operating independently and waiting for orders from yemen. in recent statement al qaeda in yemen vowed to disrupt the saudi oil industry which is consistent with the network's stated goal to damage and return the united states, shep. >> shepard: you can only imagine what this would do to the price of oil everywhere. >> first of all the saudis have heavily fortified the oil fields because they know that is a target for al qaeda. the heritage foundation here in washington conducted a simulation to measure the impact of such an attack o
yemen is the hub for al qaeda in the region. and it is seen as part of this growing threat against the united states. two years ago the saudis cracked down on al qaeda. this pushed many of the operatives south into yemen. that laid the foundation for this group al qaeda in yemen. the same group that claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing on christmas day here in the u.s., shep. >> shepard: what do we know about their contact in yemen? >> well, according to a saudi...
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admiral olson, we catch somebody in yemen, where do we send them? >> sir, that's a question on so many levels we would have to go into a closed session. >> fair enough. last question, general petraeus. hugh indicated in the past and i think very reluctantly, that gitmo, the jail, is counterproductive to the war effort and if possible, should be closed. could you tell me why you believe that? >> it rightly or wrongly and probably wrongly, because i think that that facility, and many of you have have developsisted it, actually has conducted in an appropriate manner, but at the very least, it has a symbol attached to it, that is one that is used in our area of responsibility, against us. it in some cases is even lumped in to abu ghraib. completely different case, there's no reason to do it, but again, it has become april conic in certain -- iconic in certain respects. >> and one last very simple question. isn't it true that some of hour heals renews to turn prisoners over to us, if they believe they could work their way to gitmo? >> sir, i do not know
admiral olson, we catch somebody in yemen, where do we send them? >> sir, that's a question on so many levels we would have to go into a closed session. >> fair enough. last question, general petraeus. hugh indicated in the past and i think very reluctantly, that gitmo, the jail, is counterproductive to the war effort and if possible, should be closed. could you tell me why you believe that? >> it rightly or wrongly and probably wrongly, because i think that that facility, and...
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. >> julie: the key difference, releasing them to yemen, for example so they can rejoin terror cells and rejoin al qaeda's fight against america? >> yes. fortunately at least temporarily, the obama administration suspended the transfer of those folks, back to yemen but, forget -- don't forget that the obama administration has approved over i think it is little over $100 million, in aid to yemen to fight terrorists, that is a good thing, but i suspect some of the money may be going towards a rehabilitation program, in yemen, which they have failed to set up, so far. >> julie: if you closed gitmo would it pave the way for detainees to be tried, before military commissions, and if that were to happen, how difficult would it be to decide, then, who gets the civilian trial, and, who gets the military tribunal? >> i think it is important to keep in mind the following principle: there is no linkage, really, between closing or keeping gitmo open and military commissions, military commissions can commence now and implementing rules are almost ready and congress passed the law in 2009, upgradi
. >> julie: the key difference, releasing them to yemen, for example so they can rejoin terror cells and rejoin al qaeda's fight against america? >> yes. fortunately at least temporarily, the obama administration suspended the transfer of those folks, back to yemen but, forget -- don't forget that the obama administration has approved over i think it is little over $100 million, in aid to yemen to fight terrorists, that is a good thing, but i suspect some of the money may be going...
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i am going to focus on a program in yemen, and a program in afghanistan. the former, the program in yemen, ironically was the first program in the arabian peninsula to be established. given the current state of affairs and the country, that is a bit curious, but it was established in 2005 to deal with mujahideen who had returned from afghanistan. it was a heavily religiously focused program. phelan to the campus -- it fell into this camp that thought this was primarily an ideological. the claims that are made officially are that there was a 98% success. if you did a little deeper, my estimation is that it -- if you dig a little deeper, my estimation is that it was hardly a success at all. many individuals were seen to return to the fight, either supporting activities or actually picking up arms. a few of them returned to iraq and became freedom fighters there. they were picked up or killed later. the interesting thing is that if you talk to people who went through the program -- and, of note, i met with a former senior member of al-qaeda and you had gone t
i am going to focus on a program in yemen, and a program in afghanistan. the former, the program in yemen, ironically was the first program in the arabian peninsula to be established. given the current state of affairs and the country, that is a bit curious, but it was established in 2005 to deal with mujahideen who had returned from afghanistan. it was a heavily religiously focused program. phelan to the campus -- it fell into this camp that thought this was primarily an ideological. the...
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he is going to study arabic in yemen and beyond that because he doesn't -- he actually ends up in bin laden's brigade and end up in this fortress in mazda sharif that forms one of the last part of horse shoulders, discovered in the bible the shocking world about how the young americans were in california and that the this fortress. and so, he's in there because he represented at the time i was writing the book in their story is less unusual i guess it's what i'm trying to say today because we're finding out that more people are soon to be attracted to this or he, driven by these ideals. it's so interesting that he left a very permissive environment in california and ran straight into the arms of probably one of the least permissive environments. and i don't know. we can speculate on all this, but furans tragically, tragically, you know, one of the first people to be killed after 9/11 was an officer named mike spann and he comes face-to-face with lindh and that journey was one of the arcs of the book as well. >> are there any questions from the audience. i'll ask people to start lining
he is going to study arabic in yemen and beyond that because he doesn't -- he actually ends up in bin laden's brigade and end up in this fortress in mazda sharif that forms one of the last part of horse shoulders, discovered in the bible the shocking world about how the young americans were in california and that the this fortress. and so, he's in there because he represented at the time i was writing the book in their story is less unusual i guess it's what i'm trying to say today because...
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what's the major base for promoting terrorism in saudi arabia, nearby yemen, where we have al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. this fits in with what we know. it's interesting, we had a warning from the u.s. state department that there may be attacks planned on u.s. vessels and embassies in the arabian peninsula. so it's interesting to see all these connections coming together. >> is it good news not only that the saudis made the arrest but it seems to me the plots, at least the initial reports, because the plots seemed to be focused on saudi arabia that essentially now that the al qaeda are being caught essentially there and the plots no longer seem to be as focused so much on attacks on the united states. >> well, we don't really know what the focus of the plots were. unfortunately in the past we've seen individuals in saudi arabia, including u.s. nationals planning to attack the u.s. homeland from inside saudi arabia, including by coming up with coordinated airborne plots. so i wouldn't start counting our chickens just yet. but i do know one thing of interest, in the raids saudis sei
what's the major base for promoting terrorism in saudi arabia, nearby yemen, where we have al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. this fits in with what we know. it's interesting, we had a warning from the u.s. state department that there may be attacks planned on u.s. vessels and embassies in the arabian peninsula. so it's interesting to see all these connections coming together. >> is it good news not only that the saudis made the arrest but it seems to me the plots, at least the initial...
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women have arrived in yemen against a law about marriage. it was passed last year. hard-line clerics have blocked its enforcement. it says -- they say it goes against sharia law. at least half of asia's wtewater flows from [unintelligible] >> something big is happening in these mountains. it would solve the energy problems of an impoverished nation. it is a new giant hydroelectric dam. its height would make it the tallest in the world. they have no oil or gas, but they do have water. every year, 20 billion cubic meters flows down this river. in central asia, water is a precious resource. not every country wants this project to go ahead. this is one of the main rivers, several dams have already been built on it. but the latest one plan will be the biggest one. >> to help pay the cost, the government has urged the public to invest. every family is expected to buy it to $700 usd worth of shares. but with an average income of only $60 usd per month, it is nearly impossible. water is used by many for cooking and heating. ordinary folks hope that it will improve their liv
women have arrived in yemen against a law about marriage. it was passed last year. hard-line clerics have blocked its enforcement. it says -- they say it goes against sharia law. at least half of asia's wtewater flows from [unintelligible] >> something big is happening in these mountains. it would solve the energy problems of an impoverished nation. it is a new giant hydroelectric dam. its height would make it the tallest in the world. they have no oil or gas, but they do have water....
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the names included the al qaeda in yemen. more on the resignation of new york congressman eric massa. steny hoyer spoke earlier and said, some people are trying to politicize the situation surrounding the representative who resigned after accusations of sexual harassment. meanwhile, eric cantor declined to directly address the statement, saying he was taken aback by all of this, adding he believes the american people are sickened by it all. >> this weekend, "book tv"is heading west at the tucson book festival. sunday, panels on writing about history, the war in afghanistan, world war ii, and the military and leadership. the tucson festival of books. this weekend. for more information, go to booktv.org. host: at the table now is melanie sloan, executive director for citizens for responsibility and ethics. i wanted to talk about congressional ethics in the earmarks. i wanted to first get an update on something that was created a couple of years ago. it is the office of congressional ethics. how was it first formed and how has i
the names included the al qaeda in yemen. more on the resignation of new york congressman eric massa. steny hoyer spoke earlier and said, some people are trying to politicize the situation surrounding the representative who resigned after accusations of sexual harassment. meanwhile, eric cantor declined to directly address the statement, saying he was taken aback by all of this, adding he believes the american people are sickened by it all. >> this weekend, "book tv"is heading...
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iraq, yemen, and somalia -- the situation of iraq and sudan and yemen and the somalia -- and somalia is cause for preoccupation. we need to work hard to preserve the integrity of these countries. i would like to mention the recent elections in iraq and i wish to congratulate the iraqi people for this and also advances in progress between sudan and what we have noticed foreseen the possibility of solutions in darfur and the very difficult negotiations that took place. also, we see some hope with regard to the south in sudan and with regard to the unity as an attractive solution. the key to the solution is development, possibilities of investment in a way that leads to real stability of the political and social and economic situation. i hope that work will continue through the arab league to achieve such objectives and that the commitment to solving the problems and conflicts and challenges of its country. no. 10, reform of the lead. there are a number of suggestions from members on that we have -- that will be discussed in closed sessions. in the past nine years, i tried very hard to
iraq, yemen, and somalia -- the situation of iraq and sudan and yemen and the somalia -- and somalia is cause for preoccupation. we need to work hard to preserve the integrity of these countries. i would like to mention the recent elections in iraq and i wish to congratulate the iraqi people for this and also advances in progress between sudan and what we have noticed foreseen the possibility of solutions in darfur and the very difficult negotiations that took place. also, we see some hope with...
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many of them, by the way, arrested near the border with yemen. it's no coincidence that nearly half of them were, in fact, from yemen where we know, of course, that al qaeda has been very active recently, shep. >> shepard: how big a setback? are they giving us any indication if this will make a dent. >> clear lay significant below against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. the particular active group we have seen coming to the foreover the past few months. clearly the experts believe that there are thousands upon thousands of al qaeda members and potential al qaeda members both in saudi arabia and yemen. while it is a victory for the saudi security forces, this is one battle they have certainly not won the war, shep. >> shepard: you know, jonathan, there is at least the appearance that saudi arabia and other nations seem to be having more success against al qaeda. >> they have taken the fight to al qaeda. they have had some success there. but then look across to south asia and we have also seen the pakistani government taking far more aggressive
many of them, by the way, arrested near the border with yemen. it's no coincidence that nearly half of them were, in fact, from yemen where we know, of course, that al qaeda has been very active recently, shep. >> shepard: how big a setback? are they giving us any indication if this will make a dent. >> clear lay significant below against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. the particular active group we have seen coming to the foreover the past few months. clearly the experts...
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there was a crackdown in the kingdom on al-qaeda and this led to a flood of al-qaeda operatives into yemen and that really laid the foundation or planted the seeds for the creation of a group called aqap, or al-qaeda in the ribban peninsula, and that is a familiar name to you because that was the group that claimed responsibility for the attempted christmas day bombing. the bottom line in this recent plot in saudi is its must example of how al-qaeda wants to hit economic targets in an effort to disrupt the world's economy and especially the u.s. economy if possible. megyn: if they had been successful, that would have had effects far and away out of saudi arabia. >> reporter: but it's pretty heavily fortified, the saudis are kind of on to it. it would be hard to do but they keep trying. megyn: catherine, thank you very much. >>> we have big news out of washington where the white house announced we are on the brink of a brand new deal with the russians, president obama and russian president medvedev agreeing to limit the use of arsenals but what's hidden inside the treatie could have a drast
there was a crackdown in the kingdom on al-qaeda and this led to a flood of al-qaeda operatives into yemen and that really laid the foundation or planted the seeds for the creation of a group called aqap, or al-qaeda in the ribban peninsula, and that is a familiar name to you because that was the group that claimed responsibility for the attempted christmas day bombing. the bottom line in this recent plot in saudi is its must example of how al-qaeda wants to hit economic targets in an effort to...
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remember, al qaeda in saudi arabia and in yemen have merged. this is the same group that was behind the christmas day bombing attack that sent the nigerian guy to blow up the north wewest airlines flight. also tried to assassinate the saudi interior minister just a couple months before that. so this is clearly a sign that this group remains active, remains vibrant, and still has strength. how big a blow it was to them, we don't know at this point. but it's not a good sign that there are that many people, you know, a foot, working to do these plots. >> and if you look at the nationalities, they were 47 saudis, 51 yemenis, one somali, one bangladeshi and one arab. this tells us that whole al qaeda in the peninsula group, in yemen, is becoming increasingly active. >> absolutely. and has ties to core al qaeda in the afghan/pakistan border. >> i want to take you to also your blog, your declassified blog, the breaking news that you have covered exclusively about a new -- >> yeah. today, the pentagon is announcing that there is a new chief judicial of
remember, al qaeda in saudi arabia and in yemen have merged. this is the same group that was behind the christmas day bombing attack that sent the nigerian guy to blow up the north wewest airlines flight. also tried to assassinate the saudi interior minister just a couple months before that. so this is clearly a sign that this group remains active, remains vibrant, and still has strength. how big a blow it was to them, we don't know at this point. but it's not a good sign that there are that...
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terrorist activity coming out of the yemen and somalia has become an increasing problem, but because of the scale of the activity plan from the region in afghanistan and particularly the pakistan border, our priority remains that border area. we look forward to the kabul conference. we will gather in washington and in new york next month to discuss the forth challenge, that of nuclear security and proliferation. now, direct military threats to the u.k., both conventional and nuclear, have sharply declined since the end of the cold war. we cannot yet be confident that such threats will not reemerge, so it is right that our objective remains multilateral disarmament and that the u.k. retains a credible and continuous nuclear deterrent as well as strong, balanced conventional forces. but we must act now with our global partners to reduce the threat of nuclear weapons or nuclear material falling into the hands of rogue states or terrorist groups. and that is why we are join with president obama to secure all fissile material across the globe over the next four years. it is why i can stat
terrorist activity coming out of the yemen and somalia has become an increasing problem, but because of the scale of the activity plan from the region in afghanistan and particularly the pakistan border, our priority remains that border area. we look forward to the kabul conference. we will gather in washington and in new york next month to discuss the forth challenge, that of nuclear security and proliferation. now, direct military threats to the u.k., both conventional and nuclear, have...
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afghanistan, pakistan, somalia, yemen, north africa, and elsewhere. but i also believe we have serious challenges right here at home. millions of americans are out of work. our economy is just now beginning to emerge from the worst recession in decades. our schools, our health care, our tax code, our infrastructure all must be updated for the 21st century if we are to create a better america. mr. speaker, the war in afghanistan has caused u.s. taxpayers well over $200 billion. none of it paid for. none of it paid for. all of that money has been added on to our debt. and those costs will continue to rise as we fund increasing troop levels and provide the necessary care to our veterans when they return home. and our policy has drastically changed in those eight years. we are no longer just going after the bad guys. we are engaged in a massive nation building effort in afghanistan. now, i certainly don't believe we should abandon the afghan people. but instead of nation building in afghanistan, i'll introduce more nation building here at home. our allies
afghanistan, pakistan, somalia, yemen, north africa, and elsewhere. but i also believe we have serious challenges right here at home. millions of americans are out of work. our economy is just now beginning to emerge from the worst recession in decades. our schools, our health care, our tax code, our infrastructure all must be updated for the 21st century if we are to create a better america. mr. speaker, the war in afghanistan has caused u.s. taxpayers well over $200 billion. none of it paid...
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>> no, i can't take names, but many are trying to escape and go into places like yemen, somalia-- whatever. other places. because pakistan is no longer considered to be a safe place for them. >> rose: this is general petraeus on this program several weeks ago, talking about north wazirstan. here it is. >> they have been in north wazirstan. there's a little bit of popular misperception that they have not conducted operations. they have conducted operations and they've conditioned. they have not done a clearance operation. they're not going to do what they call-- they explicitly ruled out a steamroller operation, and certainly they can't do it until they consolidate some of the gains. they've done a lot. thief taken significant losses, frankly, the military, and the civilian population, too. and what they need to do is do some transition. remember, it's clear, transition and they need to do some transfer. they're working on that? >> rose: that's general petraeus. >> that's recognition of our effort. >> rose: but with respect to north wazirks rstan, do you expect to see the kind of operation
>> no, i can't take names, but many are trying to escape and go into places like yemen, somalia-- whatever. other places. because pakistan is no longer considered to be a safe place for them. >> rose: this is general petraeus on this program several weeks ago, talking about north wazirstan. here it is. >> they have been in north wazirstan. there's a little bit of popular misperception that they have not conducted operations. they have conducted operations and they've...
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the saudis have made clear these individuals were launched from yemen into saudi arabia where they were going to plan these attacks. >> security officials believe some of the militants arrested are linked to al qaeda. >>> bill clinton and george w. bush are in haiti on a humanitarian mission together. the two ex presidents raised more than $37 million. for all their good work, this may be the moment from their trip that is going attention on line. it is tape of the pair shaking hands with a group of haitians. let's see if you notice anything here. >> and that's one of the reasons that -- one of the things we've done is provide more money. >> all right, anyway, we do not apparently have the tape. there is a moment that you're going to have to go to the blog to check out. only the tape will do it justice. that brings us to the punch line. this is courtesy of jimmy fallon. he was feeling the love at yesterday's health care fest at the white house. take a look. >> after signing the bill, obama hugged nancy pelosi. he called her one of the best speakers of the house ever had. obama is either
the saudis have made clear these individuals were launched from yemen into saudi arabia where they were going to plan these attacks. >> security officials believe some of the militants arrested are linked to al qaeda. >>> bill clinton and george w. bush are in haiti on a humanitarian mission together. the two ex presidents raised more than $37 million. for all their good work, this may be the moment from their trip that is going attention on line. it is tape of the pair shaking...
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had more opportunity there may have been a chance to say did you see this gentleman when you were in yemen? did you ever talk to him? what building were you in? digit river see pictures of these people sent back? are there other american citizens in the class with you? there were a lot of things that could have been asked and so i think the question is what did we learn -- you can spend time going back either criticizing what took place on christmas day or go back and defend what took place. the administration announced the high-value interrogation unit, they announced it in august, correct? >> i'm not certain of when they first announced. >> this is one of the more significant issues the nation is facing because they are men and women serving in afghanistan and iraq serving as well and some of the people who have done a great job. let's find out what we have learned from that rather than defending or tearing it down. and i will stipulate as well as they vary in may well be they were not the best people we had in the nation at that time to have interrogated the christmas day bomber because
had more opportunity there may have been a chance to say did you see this gentleman when you were in yemen? did you ever talk to him? what building were you in? digit river see pictures of these people sent back? are there other american citizens in the class with you? there were a lot of things that could have been asked and so i think the question is what did we learn -- you can spend time going back either criticizing what took place on christmas day or go back and defend what took place....
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saudi arabia was one and yemen was another. yemen has been inconsistent -- has been inconsistent, but we were able to convince them to act in the counter-terrorism area. afghanistan may be the best area. look at all the nations represented there, whether they are supported -- supported by military assets or economic assistance, that is an international effort, about, but we needed to national partnership and was begun in the prior administration. >> you talked about afghanistan briefly and said somebody has to go in and make sure al qaeda does not blossom. would we be there for not attacked on 9/11? >> absolutely not. unfortunately, after the time with me afghan muslim mujahadeen forced the soviet union now, we ignored afghanistan and frankly that was a mistake. it turned out to be a bigger mistake anyone imagined. but i think it is fair to say that most, if not all of the major terrorist acts we've seen in the western world over the last several years, some way or another can be brought back to that area where pakistan and. --
saudi arabia was one and yemen was another. yemen has been inconsistent -- has been inconsistent, but we were able to convince them to act in the counter-terrorism area. afghanistan may be the best area. look at all the nations represented there, whether they are supported -- supported by military assets or economic assistance, that is an international effort, about, but we needed to national partnership and was begun in the prior administration. >> you talked about afghanistan briefly...
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in the last month i attended the london conferences on afghanistan and yemen and held numerous bilateral of meetings in countries to lay out evidence of iran to urge that they join with us on the pressure sanctions track. i just came back from saudi arabia and qatar and have also met last week with the prime minister of turkey. i'll be going next week to latin america including brazil. so we are -- and it's not just i. the top levels of the state department are engaged very -- very directly in working the need for sanctions. we are beginning the process in the security council in new york where language is being hammered out based on the work that has been done by the treasury department and the state department in coordination. we are targeting a lot of these proposed sanctions against the revolutionary guard, which we believe is playing an increasingly important role in the politics and the economy of iran. so we're working as hard as we can. i have to say that we've been heartened by the positive response from russia. i think in their response proved the wisdom of the president's poli
in the last month i attended the london conferences on afghanistan and yemen and held numerous bilateral of meetings in countries to lay out evidence of iran to urge that they join with us on the pressure sanctions track. i just came back from saudi arabia and qatar and have also met last week with the prime minister of turkey. i'll be going next week to latin america including brazil. so we are -- and it's not just i. the top levels of the state department are engaged very -- very directly in...
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this is interesting, or nigerians going to yemen or a phone number. and they are digging down into that sea of data and following it through to completion. completion may be that they are nominated for a watch list, or the bureau opens a case on them or something. this is an experiment, but it is borne of the believer that there is so much information out there that we need people who are going to go down and focus on that information that is below that which is readyly identifiable as terrorism. >> thank you. >> senator brown? >> thank you, mr. chairman. as i mentioned earlier -- and thank you once again for allowing me to make a brief statement. this is something i think about every day. and especially since we had that issue around christmas time. i have often wondered, is it a resourcing problem, a tools and resource problem? do you need more of both to expand the type of coverage we need to help? is there something we are missing that we can provide to the various agencies in terms of tools and resources? let's start with that question if we coul
this is interesting, or nigerians going to yemen or a phone number. and they are digging down into that sea of data and following it through to completion. completion may be that they are nominated for a watch list, or the bureau opens a case on them or something. this is an experiment, but it is borne of the believer that there is so much information out there that we need people who are going to go down and focus on that information that is below that which is readyly identifiable as...
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foreign policy she argued that perhaps the best solution is transferring yemeni detainee's not back to yemen. and i agree with her there. but she says to saudi arabia, and i am not convinced of that. for particular prisoners who are the kind that we would want to release, who are not as radical as some of those we are most concerned about, will inculcating them in the saudi a ideology, which is exactly what the report claims to do, and of making a safer? -- end up making us safer? the ideas at the heart of these programs, we will have a -- if we do not look at the ideas at the heart of these programs, we will have a blind spot. unless this situation changes, i think we are going in with stories of the deradicalization who are not looking at the big picture. thank you. [applause] >> nawaz the moment you have been waiting for, your opportunity to ask an actual -- now is the moment you have been waiting for, your opportunity to ask an actual question. as the microphone comes to you, tell us your name and affiliation and please ask an actual question. and i would ask you to rephrase your comment
foreign policy she argued that perhaps the best solution is transferring yemeni detainee's not back to yemen. and i agree with her there. but she says to saudi arabia, and i am not convinced of that. for particular prisoners who are the kind that we would want to release, who are not as radical as some of those we are most concerned about, will inculcating them in the saudi a ideology, which is exactly what the report claims to do, and of making a safer? -- end up making us safer? the ideas at...
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shi-ite rebels in yemen released at least 170 government soldiers today under a truce. the hostages were handed over in the northern province of saada, where most of the fighting has taken place. the release came a day after the government charged the rebels were not living up to the terms of the truce. state prison populations in the u.s. have dropped for the first time since 1972. a report by the pew center on the states found more than two dozen states cut their number of inmates last year. california and michigan led the way, together they reduced their populations by 7,500 fewer inmates. according to the report, the decreases are due in part to budget cuts. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the "newshour's" web site. but for now, back to gwen. >> ifill: now, apologies and explanations in ireland, germany and the vatican, as catholics revisit unfinished business. allegations of child sexual abuse are once again rocking the roman catholic church. this time across europe with
shi-ite rebels in yemen released at least 170 government soldiers today under a truce. the hostages were handed over in the northern province of saada, where most of the fighting has taken place. the release came a day after the government charged the rebels were not living up to the terms of the truce. state prison populations in the u.s. have dropped for the first time since 1972. a report by the pew center on the states found more than two dozen states cut their number of inmates last year....
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jane was not from yemen. she was from the united states born and raised so that's what i'm talking about from that perspective. you find mobley -- i think he was -- i am talking about radicalization of the domestic population that we hadn't thought of before. you had me confused thinking in an unclean they talk with regard to the pakistan community. i'm talking about domestic recruitment of people born and raised here in the united states that you would normally not think because i looked at the senate foreign relations committee talk about a member of their blond haired blight moving two yen in radicalized in prison so to think a little bit differently and maybe we don't have enough time, we can talk about it while to open to see if there's other ways to deal with that. >> we've looked at places of radicalization prisons for instance with the federal as well as state and local prison systems and various communities working with leaders outreach in the communities but i will tell you the one that is the most
jane was not from yemen. she was from the united states born and raised so that's what i'm talking about from that perspective. you find mobley -- i think he was -- i am talking about radicalization of the domestic population that we hadn't thought of before. you had me confused thinking in an unclean they talk with regard to the pakistan community. i'm talking about domestic recruitment of people born and raised here in the united states that you would normally not think because i looked at...
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plus, we've posted a dispatch from margaret warner in yemen. and for something totally different, there's a conversation with katie spotz, the young woman who recently rowed solo across the atlantic ocean. that's all on "the rundown" all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm gwen ifill. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening with an interview with house speaker nancy pelosi, among other things. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: and with the ongoi support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
plus, we've posted a dispatch from margaret warner in yemen. and for something totally different, there's a conversation with katie spotz, the young woman who recently rowed solo across the atlantic ocean. that's all on "the rundown" all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm gwen ifill. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening with an interview with house speaker...
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jane was not from yemen. she was from the united states born and raised so that's what i'm talking about from that perspective. you find mobley -- i think he was -- i am talking about radicalization of the domestic population that we hadn't thought of before. you had me confused thinking in an unclean they talk with regard to the pakistan community. i'm talking about domestic recruitment of people born and raised here in the united states that you would normally not think because i looked at the senate foreign relations committee talk about a member of their blond haired blight moving two yen in radicalized in prison so to think a little bit differently and maybe we don't have enough time, we can talk about it while to open to see if there's other ways to deal with that. >> we've looked at places of radicalization prisons for instance with the federal as well as state and local prison systems and various communities working with leaders outreach in the communities but i will tell you the one that is the most
jane was not from yemen. she was from the united states born and raised so that's what i'm talking about from that perspective. you find mobley -- i think he was -- i am talking about radicalization of the domestic population that we hadn't thought of before. you had me confused thinking in an unclean they talk with regard to the pakistan community. i'm talking about domestic recruitment of people born and raised here in the united states that you would normally not think because i looked at...
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they credit her back in the early 2000's with regard to working inside yemen after the u.s.s. cole. being involved in an investigation with a 1986 hijacking in pakistan that involved the killing of 22 passengers. and working on america's bebehalf. but now in some sense, she's a person without a country. she's been stripped of her citizenship. she needs approval to go more than 50 miles and she's been ordered deported which is on hold because of risks to her and actually being deported. there's some in the state department and the government community who say she's an absolute asset and that she should be praised for her conduct although she plead guilty to legally accessing f.b.i. files. as an f.b.i. agent. >> that's against the rules. a member of the house intel committee says he doesn't believe her. doesn't flat out doesn't believe her and believes that she did pass the info on to the other side. all right. it's 18 minutes before the top of the hour. straight ahead, we roll on for this monday. we have a brand new series on "fox & friends." what's it called? jobs in america. a very
they credit her back in the early 2000's with regard to working inside yemen after the u.s.s. cole. being involved in an investigation with a 1986 hijacking in pakistan that involved the killing of 22 passengers. and working on america's bebehalf. but now in some sense, she's a person without a country. she's been stripped of her citizenship. she needs approval to go more than 50 miles and she's been ordered deported which is on hold because of risks to her and actually being deported. there's...
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the saudis have made clear that these individuals were launched from yemen, into saudi arabia, where they were going to plan these attacks. none not only against oil facilities, but security facilities. remember, it's about six months, eight months ago that there was an attempted assassination on the head of their security service. of course, the saudis are taking it very seriously. really, wolf, we ought to remind our viewers, this is the same group, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, that are based in yemen, whose fundamental inspiration comes from al awlaki, the preacher in america. >> the american-born preacher. >> exactly. who was an inspiration to na dal has nidal hasan, and this is very, very serious, this is an enemy not only of saudi arabia, but a direct threat to the united states. >> i know they are looking at this guy, the radical cleric, when i say "they," i mean the united states and its allies in the region. is he that hard to find? >> well, wolf, it's not like he doesn't know we're looking for him now. so out of the 101 people they've taken into custody, obviously the
the saudis have made clear that these individuals were launched from yemen, into saudi arabia, where they were going to plan these attacks. none not only against oil facilities, but security facilities. remember, it's about six months, eight months ago that there was an attempted assassination on the head of their security service. of course, the saudis are taking it very seriously. really, wolf, we ought to remind our viewers, this is the same group, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, that are...
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the cleric in yemen basically said that hassan trusted him and praysed him as a here -- praised him as a hero after the shooting. god is great, that's what he screamed when he shot those men in cold blood. i can't think of anything more sickening. anyone who believes in god, to believe in a god where you can say, god is great, as you're killing somebody. that is a perverted, twisted religion. that is what we are dealing with. i have asked the homeland security committee through letters, both to -- homeland security intelligence committee, jane harman to hold hearings on this. benny thompson, the majority chairman of the homeland security committee to hold hearings on this matter, because the american people are entitled to know what happened that day. and yet, we get a report, a report that didn't say a whole lot, a report that was so politically correct, it didn't mention radical islam. i remind you, that's what this war is all about, the war we're in right now, is a war against the exreelist, -- extremist, that say they -- that says it's ok to kill in the name of god. i know the gent
the cleric in yemen basically said that hassan trusted him and praysed him as a here -- praised him as a hero after the shooting. god is great, that's what he screamed when he shot those men in cold blood. i can't think of anything more sickening. anyone who believes in god, to believe in a god where you can say, god is great, as you're killing somebody. that is a perverted, twisted religion. that is what we are dealing with. i have asked the homeland security committee through letters, both to...
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iran, today, sponsors shiite extremists as far away as yemen. iran in support has been economical. iran it is, in effect, at war with america because they are killing our soldiers in iraq and afghanistan. these are the facts. like sunni extremism, this shiite extremism is anti- democratic. the basic premise is that the supreme leader rules by divine right. a senior iran in cleric -- around in the cleric, has said that "except in islam is not compatible with democracy -- accepting islam is not compatible with democracy." after the june elections, we saw that islamic leadership of nothing but contempt. radical, extremist islam, whether it is sunni or shiite, resembles in many ways the 20th century totalitarianism creeds like not system. the -- like not see is some. the revolutionary malteds of these extremists reject the revolutionary motives of these extremists have -- the revolutionary malta's of these extremists have consequences. some of you will remember that there was a first world trade center attack, which took place in february of 1993. they drove a truck into the basement.
iran, today, sponsors shiite extremists as far away as yemen. iran in support has been economical. iran it is, in effect, at war with america because they are killing our soldiers in iraq and afghanistan. these are the facts. like sunni extremism, this shiite extremism is anti- democratic. the basic premise is that the supreme leader rules by divine right. a senior iran in cleric -- around in the cleric, has said that "except in islam is not compatible with democracy -- accepting islam is...
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where i think you described for example of the russians, the chinese were interested in places like yemen, somalia, where people are impoverished, young amana looking for work open to radical ideas jihadists so how does the soft power figure into your calculation? >> guest: soft power is a very effective tool enhancing american and western values around the world. it's always good to have a strong faced a few well as teddy roosevelt said speaks softly and carry a big stick. that is a part of the national power but soft power meaning the ability to influence the thinking of others and encourage them to adopt principles that are peaceful and promote human rights is critical for the country and i think that we under use the resources we have. we are an extraordinarily wealthy nation and trade with people around the world. they want access, they want our technology, health care technology, education skills all of these things we can provide in such a pace that nation's would think more kindly and be more likely to work with us but i keep on hearing when i was in latin america for instance abo
where i think you described for example of the russians, the chinese were interested in places like yemen, somalia, where people are impoverished, young amana looking for work open to radical ideas jihadists so how does the soft power figure into your calculation? >> guest: soft power is a very effective tool enhancing american and western values around the world. it's always good to have a strong faced a few well as teddy roosevelt said speaks softly and carry a big stick. that is a part...
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yemen's interior ministry said it arrested 11 suspected al qaeda notes and during a raise -- raid on one of their homes. the u.s. has become increasingly worried about militants based in yemen's sense al qaeda groups there and saudi arabia emerged. they organized the failed attempt to blow up the u.s. airliner on christmas day in detroit. those are the latest headlines from c-span radio. >> this morning, the head of citigroup testifies before the congressional oversight panel on federal financial aid the company received under the tarp program. that is live beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. this afternoon the look at fiscal year 2011 budget for the transportation security administration. the acting administrator will testify. live at 2:00 p.m. eastern also on c-span3. >> the net journalism must be one open to blogs and e-mail that are hammering like this on the door to be let into the conversation to add new information, to raise new questions, to suggest new context. >> winners of this year's national press foundation awards talk about the role of journalism in a changing
yemen's interior ministry said it arrested 11 suspected al qaeda notes and during a raise -- raid on one of their homes. the u.s. has become increasingly worried about militants based in yemen's sense al qaeda groups there and saudi arabia emerged. they organized the failed attempt to blow up the u.s. airliner on christmas day in detroit. those are the latest headlines from c-span radio. >> this morning, the head of citigroup testifies before the congressional oversight panel on federal...
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they include 47 saudis, 51 citizens of yemen and three people of other nationalities. all are said to be members of al qaeda. saudi officials say they belong to three terror cells that operated separately. they are accused of plotting a suicide attack against saudi oil facilitators and security installations in the kingdom. >>> the powerful spring snowstorm pounded denver, colorado, shutting down schools, canceling at least 150 flights as well. the wet, heavy snow ripping down tree branches and let thousands of folks without power. nbc's lee ann greg joins us live from denver. a report of about 5,000 people had to spend the night in the airport. that's not a bad airport but who wants to spend the night in it? >> that's just one of the problems, you know. up to 16 inches of snow fell in the denver metro area. more than 20 fell in parts of the foothills. you mentioned power outages, heavy, wet snow is the problem. the branches are heavy, fall on power lines and that's what's causing the outages. it's gorgeous, looks like a christmas card but it's deadly to drive in. ther
they include 47 saudis, 51 citizens of yemen and three people of other nationalities. all are said to be members of al qaeda. saudi officials say they belong to three terror cells that operated separately. they are accused of plotting a suicide attack against saudi oil facilitators and security installations in the kingdom. >>> the powerful spring snowstorm pounded denver, colorado, shutting down schools, canceling at least 150 flights as well. the wet, heavy snow ripping down tree...
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iran sponsors shia extremism from as far away as yemen, but iran is also the major supporter of the sunni terrorist group, and iran is in fact at war with america because they are killing our soldiers in iraq's and afghanistan. these are the facts. like sunni extremism, this iranian shia extremism is anti- democratic and anti-western. the basic premise is that the supreme leader of rules by divine right. a senior iranian cleric has said, accepting his slump is not compatible -- a excepting his lawn is not compatible with democracy, -- accepting islam is not compatible with democracy very good -- with democracy. radical extremist islam resembles in many ways the 20th century totalitarian creeds like not season and communism. in the ninth legitimacy of western -- like pronounced nazi -- like nazism and communism. the revolutionaries motives have consequences for our security, because the new terrorists want to kill us by the thousands or by the hundreds of thousands. some of you will remember there was a first world trade center attack, which took place in february of 1993. remember, they d
iran sponsors shia extremism from as far away as yemen, but iran is also the major supporter of the sunni terrorist group, and iran is in fact at war with america because they are killing our soldiers in iraq's and afghanistan. these are the facts. like sunni extremism, this iranian shia extremism is anti- democratic and anti-western. the basic premise is that the supreme leader of rules by divine right. a senior iranian cleric has said, accepting his slump is not compatible -- a excepting his...